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s.s voc 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A people or empire of central Mesopotamia | Akkadians |
| A state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory | City-State |
| The buying and selling of things, like goods and services, usually in exchange for money | Commerce |
| An ancient writing system that uses wedge-shaped marks pressed into soft clay | Cuneiform |
| A large group of states, countries, or territories ruled by a single central power, supreme leader, or governing body | Empire |
| A crescent-shaped region in the Middle East that stretched from the Nile River Valley, up the Mediterranean coast, to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to their delta in the Persian Gulf | Fertile Crescent |
| Application of water to land or soil to help crops and plants when rainfall is not enough | Irrigation |
| (also known as the cradle of civilization) a historical region in southwest Asia situated within the Tigris and Euphrates River systems | Mesopotamia |
| Earliest known civilization in the world | Sumer |
| The exchange of goods, services, ideas, and cultures between different individuals, communities, and societies | Trade |